User blog:Uncodify/Emulators

So...emulators.

Emulators are common amongst the internet, particularly among consoles like the Nintendo 64 and the Nintendo DS. It's purpose is to be a digital console which you can access on your computer and sometimes smartphones to play games like Pokemon Soul Silver or Super Mario 64 for free. Basically, it's an online console inside of your computer.

My opinion on emulators is pretty clear. I am against any sort of emulator as it is merely a way to get games and a console for some memory on your computer. Instead of paying money on an online retailer or a brick-and-mortar store, people who use emulators just simply download a game file and the emulator and can play any game wanted. This definitely harms sales of games that developers spent lots of time and effort creating.

Before anybody brings up the fact that Brick Bronze was free, and that I shouldn't be the one judging emulators, I would like to say that ROBLOX differs a lot from emulators. I say this as ROBLOX is merely just a platform which people use their imagination and create games which they share to other users. lando64000 and tbradm had just made a game which they shared. Emulators, however, are just literally free copies of something that already exists and uses copied games. Brick Bronze doesn't fall into this category as it is original and is only on one platform. A HeartGold copy will fall into this category as this ROM is definitely stolen from the Pokemon Company and plastered across the Internet to play for free. If you discourage emulators or have played all your games legitmately, then I tip my hat to you. Well, I would, if I weren't afraid of showering you in summer sweat...[harry potter reference?]

This eventually goes onto the points of ROMs, which are found on the Internet. If you play any sort of ROM of any official Nintendo games on an emulator, you get burger king foot lettuce. I discourgae online dowloadable ROMs of official games as again, money grab. Lots of time and effort is merely taken away by an internet person who just wants the popularity amongst a dead community. ROM hacks, on the other hand, can be applauded or discouraged. For example, a good ROM hack which the hacker actually puts in effort of editing and wants to share to the community of what he thinks should be changed: good for you. But a ROM hack that just incorporates Rayquaza everywhere, has bugs and glitches, no proper grammar? No, stop.

And that's my opinion on emulators. What's your opinion on these monstrosities?